LAFOURCHE Parish - 2001 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 391
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 19,742
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 33,877
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 12,880
Forestry (Total) 33,877
FRUITS
Citrus
Navels 50 24 Bushels 450.00 10,800 151,200
Satsumas 51 100 Bushels 400.00 40,000 480,000
Other Citrus * 6 Bushels 250.00 1,500 15,000
Figs * 3 Pounds 1,250.00 3,750 4,688
Fruits (Total) 650,888
GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES
Tomatoes * Pounds 5.50 73,920 92,400
Greenhouse Vegetables Pounds 92,400
HAY, SOLD
Grass 23 420 Tons 1.80 756 37,800
Hay Sold (Total) 37,800
HOME GARDENS 6,000 Garden 1,800,000
PECANS
Native 260 55 Pounds 600.00 33,000 11,550
Pecans (Total) 11,550
SOYBEANS * 175 Bushels
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw
Sugar 57 31,525 lbs 6,482.00 204,345,050 24,521,406
Molasses 57 31,525 gal 195.00 6,147,375 307,369
Sugarcane (Total) 24,828,775
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) 9 3 Cartons 20# 200.00 600 6,000
Cabbage (Fresh) 8 75 Sacks 50# 570.00 42,750 213,750
Cantaloupe 6 2 Cartons 200.00 400 6,000
Carrots 6 2 Doz. Bunches 370.00 740 5,180
Cauliflower (Fresh) 8 3 Cartons 20# 505.00 1,515 15,150
Cucumber 9 8 Bushels 50# 300.00 2,400 19,200
Eggplant * 2 Bushels 33# 400.00 800 8,000
Garlic 6 5 Pounds 5,000.00 25,000 75,000
Irish Potatoes 14 25 cwt. 200.00 5,000 150,000
Lima Beans (Fresh) * 2 Bushels 32# 80.00 160 4,000
Mirliton 10 3 Pounds 3,400.00 10,200 15,300
Mustard (Fresh) 28 15 Doz. Bunches 850.00 12,750 76,500
Okra (Fresh) 13 10 Bushels 850.00 8,500 127,500
Onions 12 8 Bag 50# 100.00 800 16,000
Peppers
Bell * 3 Bushels 28# 300.00 900 9,000
Pumpkin (Fresh) 15 15 cwt. 55.00 825 16,500
Pumpkin, Cushaw 16 7 cwt. 50.00 350 7,000
Shallots 10 40 Doz. Bunches 1,100.00 44,000 220,000
Snap Beans (Fresh) 10 4 Bushels 30# 50.00 200 3,400
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 6 Bushels 24# 60.00 360 7,200
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 8 2 Bushels 45# 90.00 180 1,800
Zucchini Squash * 2 Bushels 45# 85.00 170 1,700
Winter Squash * 1 Bushels 45# 70.00 70 840
Squash (Processing)
Tomatoes (Field) 13 10 Lugs 20# 1,575.00 15,750 283,500
Turnips (Fresh) 16 11 Doz. Bunches 730.00 8,030 48,180
Watermelon * 2 cwt. 180.00 360 2,160
Vegetables (Total) 1,338,860
TOTAL ALL CROPS 28,794,150
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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LAFOURCHE Parish - 2001 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 48 6,310 acres Pounds 4,417,000 5,962,950
Fishbait 21 acres Pounds 7,550 28,500
Alligators (Farm) 24,235 animals Hide/Ft 94,516 1,701,297
Oysters 37 acres Sacks 111,300 1,892,100
Soft-shell Crabs 9 acres Dozens 775 14,725
Other Species * 11 acres Pounds 225,000 416,250
Aquaculture (Total) 10,015,822
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Crawfish (Wild) 20 Pounds 55,275 45,325
Catfish (Wild) 24 Pounds 25,500 11,985
Buffalo 24 Pounds 225 35
Freshwater Fisheries 57,345
MARINE FISHERIES
Shrimp 2,050 Pounds 16,855,000 27,305,100
Crabs 277 Pounds 5,000,000 4,050,000
Commercial Finfish 12 Pounds 2,293,295 4,496,050
Marine Fisheries 35,851,150
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 9,462 55,731
Meat Pounds 1,800 900
Fur Animals (Total) 56,631
ALLIGATORS - Wild 3,601 animals Hide/Ft 27,007 594,165
HUNTING LEASE 21 173,500 acres 867,500
HONEY 14 40 hives Pounds 6,240 4,056
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 47,446,669
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LAFOURCHE Parish - 2001 - Animal Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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CATTLE and CALVES
Steer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 2,891 1,116,172
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,656 1,156,236
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,725 832,149
600-700 lbs Head sold 880 469,040
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 2,575 868,174
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,300 899,726
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,595 696,887
600-700 lbs. Head sold 555 270,563
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 1,243 634,241
700-800 lbs. Head sold 1,101 627,570
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 350 255,500
Cull Cows Head sold 4,074 1,397,973
Cull Bulls Head sold 260 208,923
Cattle & Calves 278 23,740 cows 9,433,154
HORSES
Brood Mares 15 132 mares Head sold 86 130,000
Stud Fees 10 studs Mares 52 26,000
Show Horses 30 75 horses Head sold 300,000
Recreation Horses 150 500 horses Head sold 500,000
Horses (Total) 956,000
RABBITS
Fryers 40 1,000 animals Pounds 4,000 3,200
Does 10 200 animals Pounds 2,000 30,000
Rabbits (Total) 40 1,200 6,000 33,200
RATITE and other EXOTIC
Emu * 10 breedrs Birds 4
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS * 225 breedrs Birds 420 860
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 40 sheared Pounds 240 33
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 15 1,453
Feeder Lambs Head sold 3 188
Show Lambs Head sold 55 15,125
Cull Sheep Head sold 10 425
Sheep (Total) 6 40 ewes 17,224
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 115 10,005
Stocker Goats Head Sold 40 2,200
Cull Goats Head Sold 20 650
Goats (Total) 10 125 does 12,855
Sheep & Goats (Total) 30,079
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 40 11,000
Feeder Pigs Head sold 30 743
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 17 2,019
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 7 696
Swine (Total) * 15 sows 14,458
EXOTIC ANIMAL
Llama * 6 animals 4 6,000
Exotic Animals (Total) 6,000
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 10,473,751
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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